Thief nicks off in TV news car

ALBUQUERQUE: While a television news crew was gathering footage for a story about crime in the Albuquerque downtown area, a thief drove off in the station’s SUV.

The Albuquerque Journal reported the story on Friday about the KOB-TV truck.

KOB news director Michelle Donaldson said the vehicle was recovered within a half-hour without police assistance by following the GPS tracking device that was on board.

She said the thief had fled the scene and the SUV was locked with the keys missing.